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English / Foundation / Literacy / Creating texts

Curriculum content descriptions

Create short texts to explore, record and report ideas and events using familiar words and beginning writing knowledge (ACELY1651)

Elaborations
  • using image-making and beginning writing to represent characters and events in written, film and web-based texts
  • using speaking, writing and drawing to represent and communicate personal responses to ideas and events experienced through texts
  • creating short spoken, written and multimodal observations, recounts and descriptions, extending vocabulary and including some content-specific words in spoken and written texts
  • using beginning concepts about print, sound–letter and word knowledge and punctuation to create short texts
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
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